| Piano Concerto in B♭ minor | |
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| No. 1 | |
| by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
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| Opus | 23 |
| Composed | 1874–75 |
| Dedication | Hans von Bülow |
| Performed | 25 October 1875: Boston |
| Movements | three |
| Audio samples | |
I. Allegro (18:47) | |
II. Andantino (6:28) | |
III. Allegro (6:10) | |
| English: Anthem of Team Russia | |
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| Гимн сборной России[citation needed] | |
Sporting anthem of the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Paralympic Committee | |
| Music | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, November 1874 |
| Adopted | 2021 |
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23, was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875.[1] It was revised in 1879 and in 1888. It was first performed on October 25, 1875, in Boston by Hans von Bülow after Tchaikovsky's desired pianist, Nikolai Rubinstein, criticised the piece. Rubinstein later withdrew his criticism and became a fervent champion of the work. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concerti.[2]
From 2021 to 2022, it served as the sporting anthem of the Russian Olympic Committee as a substitute of the country's actual national anthem as a result of the doping scandal that prohibits the use of its national symbols.